Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 251 (Part 1):

The surroundings were filled with traces of a fierce battle.

Cratered ground, fallen trees, and crushed grass. At the center of it all was an empty clearing, as if a meteor had struck.

It was created just moments ago.

Helmut was concentrating on the battle so intensely that his head ached.

His senses had certainly narrowed. There was no time to be aware of distant places. He had to conserve his strength and deal with the enemy in front of him.

‘Luckily, I haven’t made a single mistake.’

Had he made even one mistake, he wouldn’t be standing here now. Helmut would have become the creature’s meal.

Darien never allowed Helmut a single error.

He would smack Helmut’s head and shower him with criticism at the slightest mistake.

‘You fool! Are you going to give the enemy such an opening?’

The experience he had harshly learned from Darien was proving valuable even in this prolonged battle.

“Grrrr.”

The creature’s eyes glowed. It was thoroughly enraged.

Since the Seed of Darkness bloomed, the creature had never struggled like this.

It was a predator, and even as a human it had been close to a predator’s position.

Such a beast had no patience to drag out time against what looked like a mere little rat before its eyes.

The magical energy imbued in the wooden sword suddenly intensified. The creature had decided to unleash its power.

But unleashing power creates openings.

Regardless of swordsmanship or anything else, the creature charged violently while spewing magical energy.

The branch it held in its hand had transformed due to the magical energy, taking on a monstrous shape.

Boom! Crash! Every time the creature struck the ground where Helmut had stood, the power was immense.

Helmut couldn’t dare think of counterattacking. It was like a typhoon; counterattacking would just get him swept away.

‘I need to create some distance.’

The creature’s movements had slowed slightly due to the magical energy expulsion.

Helmut, who had been matching its insanely fast attacks until now, seized the opportunity.

‘Now!’

As Helmut sharply changed direction and leaped to the side.

Swoosh- Thud!

With a sharp sound, an arrow flew like lightning and lodged in the creature’s shoulder. The demonic beast clutched its shoulder and convulsed.

“Arghhhh!”

Several more arrows directly hit the creature’s bare body.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Surprisingly, the arrows were hurting the creature!

Black smoke rose from the creature’s body, writhing in pain.

“Fall back!”

A shout came from somewhere, prompting Helmut to move. A man in black armor stood in the distance.

And around him, Black Wing Knights and soldiers were lined up, aiming their arrows. Reinforcements had arrived.

The arrows flew without pause. Helmut dodged their paths and approached them.

“So that’s the creature.”

The Black Wing Knights’ Commander muttered, frowning as he saw Helmut approach.

“You look terrible.”

It was more a frank assessment than picking a fight. The Black Wing Knights’ commander spoke down to Helmut regardless of whether he was an honored guest or not.

In fact, it was Charlotte and the other Renosa family members who had treated Helmut especially well.

Since he hadn’t allowed even a single hit, Helmut’s condition was relatively intact.

But he couldn’t completely escape the shockwaves of the attacks, so his hair was a mess and his clothes were torn in several places.

Helmut coldly retorted:

“You sure took your time getting here.”

A battle of this scale should have been felt even from a distance, yet they moved sluggishly.

“We were able to locate the monster thanks to the knight you spared.”

His tone suggested praise, as if saying “well done.” Helmut glanced briefly towards the demonic beast.

It was crawling on the ground, being hit by the rain of arrows.

Smoke rose from its body as if it were burning. The creature must be feeling pain like being burned at the stake.

‘So the arrows are effective.’

For Helmut, who couldn’t even wound the creature with arrows imbued with Vis, it was a bit of a blow to his pride.

But those arrows weren’t effective against the beast for no reason. They must be no ordinary arrows.

Alonso explained:

“These are purification arrows made by the temple. They’re for hunting great magical beasts, kept in the treasure vault. I didn’t think we’d have a chance to use them.”

It seemed they hadn’t come unprepared for the subjugation. They had their own reliable means, and it was proving very effective.

The power of sacred energy was indeed remarkable, even in small quantities, against entities possessing magical energy.

Holy power was the natural enemy of magical energy. What couldn’t be achieved with vast amounts of Vis was being accomplished.

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